Holder for ink-bottles.



" No. 714,827; Patented bemz, I902.

' .E. a. SDLTMANN. HOLDER FOB INK. BBTTLE S.

(Application filed June 2'7, I902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD G. SOLTMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOLDER FOR INK-BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,827, dated,December 2, 190.2.

Application filed June 27, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD G. SoL'rMANN,a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at and whose post-office address is Two Hundred andFirst street and Briggs avenue,

in the city, county, and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders forInk-Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to improvements in holders for bottles,particularly for india-ink bottles, such as used by draftsmen,

. having a socket for the reception of the bottle, a plurality ofdiverging legs extending from said body and lifting the same above theplane of the feet of the legs, and bands crossed over the bottle andconnected to the holder.

The nature of my invention will best be understood when described inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 representsa plan or top View of a device embodying my invention with the bottlesecured thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the stand. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of Fig. l.

' Similar letters and numerals of reference designate correspondingparts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates the body of thestand, which is provided with a socket 1 for the reception of the bottleB and with a series of diverging legs 2, having upwardly-directed ends3, forming with said legs means for retaining a pen 0 or other device.In practice the legs are also provided with feet 4, adapted to rest onthe drawing board or table and to hold the bottom of the body A abovethe plane of the same, and consequently only a few small points rest onthe drawing. The body A, as shown, is provided with a second socket 5,so as to adapt it to receive bottles of different sizes. Of course thebody could be provided with a stepped socket having any desired numberof gradations.

Serial No. 113 ,434. (No model.)

To hold the bottle rigidly to the stand, so as to prevent its accidentaloverturning, I make use of flexible or elastic bands Dfor instance, theordinary commercial elastic bands-which are looped and crossed over thelegs of the stand and the bottle, as readily understood from the showingin Figs. 1 and 2. These bands may, however, be non-elastic, but ofcourse elastic bands are preferable.

For the purpose of facilitating the operation of attaching the bands Dthe legs may be provided with recesses 6, into which the bands enter.

What I claim as new is 1. A holder for bottles comprising a body havinga socket for the reception of the bottle, a plurality of diverging legsextending from said body and lifting the same above the plane of thefeet of the legs, and bands crossed over the bottle and connected to theholder, substantially as described.

2. A holder for bottles comprising a body adapted to receive the bottle,a plurality of diverging legs extending from saidbody and havingupwardly-projecting parts forming rests for the pen or other instrument,and elastic bands adapted to extend over the bottle and below the legsof the holder, substantially as described.

.3. Aholder for bottles comprising a body having a socket for thereception of the bottle, a plurality of diverging legs extending fromsaid body, and bands extending over the bottle and below the legs of theholder for retaining the bottle, substantially as described.

4. A holder for bottles comprising a body havinga socket for thereception of the bottle, a plurality of diverging legs extending fromsaid body, and elastic bands extending over the bottle and below thelegs of the holder "for retaining the bottle, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EDWARD G. SOLTMANN.

Witnesses:

A. FABER DU FAUR, J r., GEORGE W. EISENTRANN.

